Events at Borders Glasgow
We have a lively and varied Events program, including live bands, celebrity signings and poetry readings. In the last year we have hosted some of the biggest names around from Alan Carr to Gordon Ramsay to Christopher Brookmyre and pictured above with Borders staff - Anthony Horowitz.
If you would like to hold an event at Borders, Buchanan Street then please contact our Events Coordinator - William Docherty on 0141 222 7700. All suggestions are welcome.
Are you looking to start up a language cafe? Give us a call and we'll help to get you started.
REMEMBER TO BRING THE KIDS ALONG TO OUR REGULAR CHILDREN'S STORYTIMES AND ACTIVITIES EVERY SATURDAY AT 12PM AND SUNDAY AT 3PM.
And as part of our regular events programme we are hosting Creative Writing Classes every Monday at 6pm... perfect for aspiring authors! Creative Writing Group Discover the Writer Within with Alistair Paterson GLASGOW SCREENWRITER'S GROUP From the beginner screenwriter who wants to learn more and have their ideas heard, to the more experienced writer; Borders Screenwriting Group provides a platform for everyone interested in the business of making movies and TV entertainment. LINGOBABY FIRST STEPS IN FRENCH TASTER SESSIONS ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 11AM LINGOBABY PLAYTIME for babies 6-18 months, running on the first Saturday of the month at 11am in the Children’s Department. The 20 minute session will give you and your wee one a very gentle introduction to French through songs, games and stories. LINGOBABY STORYTIME for children 2+ years, running on the first Saturday of the month at 11.30am in the Children’s Department. The 30 minute storytime session offers an exciting introduction to French through well-loved tales including The Gruffalo and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Lingobaby playtime and storytime taster sessions are led by Fiona Moffat, a fully qualified Modern Languages Teacher with full GTCS registration. She has the backing of the Scottish Centre of Information on Language Teaching. Teaching in modern languages for 5 years in Bannockburn High School. Glasgow Networking Group
£30 for block of six sessions
or £6.50 per night
Tel: 07960 823 712
e-mail: prism.atic@virgin.net
http://www.prismaticcreativity.co.uk
http://freespace.virgin.net/prism.atic/poetics
At our fortnightly meetings, the screenwriters of Glasgow will; Learn from others, inspire others, grow in confidence as a writer, meet and make friends with other writers, get honest feedback on work, get motivated, learn more about industry standards, have work performed, work on short screenwriting group exercises, expand their knowledge, share ideas/questions, have the opportunity to question industry professionals and much more
It's in the perfect venue. It's free. It's Borders Screenwriting group.
Please contact Paul Bonaparte on esqesq@hotmail.co.uk for further details.
Business 9am 09:00 am, Thursday 21st August
The award winning Business 9am is the business network of choice for ambitious companies. Get networking with like minded business individuals in Starbucks Cafe on the first floor of Borders Bookstore. For more details call 0845 4670617 or www.business9am.co.uk
Talk and signing. This the first complete account of the dramatic attempt by the Irish Republican Army to rescue their comrade Brigadier Frank Carty from a prison van as he was being conveyed to Duke Street Prison in Glasgow on 4th May 1921. In the gunfight, Inspector Johnston was killed and his colleague Detective Sergeant Stirton of the Glasgow Police was seriously wounded. The wave of arrests that followed the failed rescue bid included that of a Catholic priest, Father Patrick MacRory and resulted in rioting on the streets of Glasgow and the army being called in. Well researched and very readable this sympathetic account of the rescue attempt is set firmly in the context of the Anglo-Irish War which was then at its height. It sheds light on a badly neglected aspect of Irish and Scottish history and is told with drama, pathos and politics in equal measure.
